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Result of AGM

Source: RNS
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Playtech PLC
22 May 2024
 

Playtech plc 

('Playtech' or the 'Company')

Results of Annual General Meeting

 

Playtech (LSE: PTEC) announces that at its Annual General Meeting (AGM), held today on 22 May 2024, ordinary resolutions numbers 1 to 12 and 14 set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 25 April 2024, were duly passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote. Special resolution number 16 was also passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote. Ordinary resolution number 13 did not meet the required 'simple majority' (more than 50%) threshold and, therefore, was not approved. Special resolution number 15 did not meet the required 75% threshold and, therefore, was not approved.

For information, the votes cast were as follows:

Resolutions

For

%
Votes cast

Against

% Votes cast

Total Votes Cast (excl. Votes Withheld)

Votes Withheld

1.  Accounts and Reports

 239,470,662

100.00%

 1,000

0.00%

 239,471,662

 1,129,400

2.  Remuneration

Policy

 226,467,621

99.05%

 2,181,212

0.95%

 228,648,833

 11,952,229

3.  Remuneration Report

 230,784,686

96.04%

 9,519,223

3.96%

 240,303,909

 297,153

4.  Re-Appoint the Auditors

 236,859,379

98.54%

 3,499,466

1.46%

 240,358,845

 242,217

5.  Auditors' Remuneration

 240,302,514

99.98%

 56,331

0.02%

 240,358,845

 242,217

6.  Re-Elect Brian Mattingley

 226,603,434

94.28%

 13,745,685

5.72%

 240,349,119

 251,943

7.  Re-Elect Ian Penrose

 236,111,689

98.24%

 4,237,431

1.76%

 240,349,120

 251,942

8.  Re-Elect Anna Massion

 218,248,726

95.45%

 10,410,798

4.55%

 228,659,524

 11,941,538

9.  Re-Elect Linda

Marston-Weston

 239,870,215

99.80%

 486,906

0.20%

 240,357,121

 243,941

10. Re-Elect Samy Reeb

 240,020,811

99.86%

 328,310

0.14%

 240,349,121

 251,941

11. Re-Elect Chris McGinnis

 240,187,415

99.93%

 169,706

0.07%

 240,357,121

 243,941

12. Re-Elect Mor Weizer

 240,190,826

99.93%

 158,295

0.07%

 240,349,121

 251,941

13. Directors' Power to Allot Shares

 98,763,324

41.09%

 141,595,647

58.91%

 240,358,971

 242,091

14. Restricted Share Plan

 239,086,871

99.47%

 1,269,882

0.53%

 240,356,753

 244,309

15. Disapplication of Pre-Emption Rights

 99,109,106

41.41%

 140,219,914

58.59%

 239,329,020

 1,272,042

16. Make Market Purchases of Own Shares

 240,167,442

99.99%

 18,629

0.01%

 240,186,071

 414,991

 

 

Resolution numbers 13 and 15

Playtech will consult with those shareholders who voted against resolution numbers 13 and 15, to understand their specific concerns. In accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code, the Company will publish a further statement detailing the outcome of its shareholder engagement in relation to these resolutions, including any actions taken as a result, within six months of the 2024 AGM.

At 22 May 2024, the issued share capital of the Company was 309,294,243 ordinary shares of no par value.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions (other than those concerning ordinary business) will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for viewing at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

The proxy figures for the resolutions will also be displayed on the Company's corporate website - www.playtech.com.  

 

- ENDS -

 

For further information please contact:

 

Playtech plc

+44 (0) 20 3805 4822

Sandeep Gandhi, Head of Investor Relations


Headland (PR adviser to Playtech)

+44 (0) 20 3805 4822

Lucy Legh, Jack Gault


 

About Playtech 

 

Founded in 1999 and premium listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, Playtech is a technology leader in the gambling industry with over 7,700 employees across 19 countries.

 

Playtech is the gambling industry's leading technology company delivering business intelligence driven gambling software, services, content and platform technology across the industry's most popular product verticals, including, casino, live casino, sports betting, virtual sports, bingo and poker. It is the pioneer of omni-channel gambling technology through its integrated platform technology, Playtech ONE. Playtech ONE delivers data driven marketing expertise, single wallet functionality, CRM and responsible gambling solutions across one single platform across product verticals and across retail and online.

 

Playtech partners with and invests in the leading brands in regulated and newly regulated markets to deliver its data driven gambling technology across the retail and online value chain. Playtech provides its technology on a B2B basis to the industry's leading retail and online operators, land-based casino groups and government sponsored entities such as lotteries. Playtech directly owns and operates Snaitech, the leading sports betting and gaming company in online and retail in Italy.

 

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